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Analysis of damage to the Rector's Palace atrium in Dubrovnik

Damir Lazarević, Josip Dvornik

Abstract

Authors analyze the structure of the Rector's Palace atrium in Dubrovnik and its fundamental deficiencies which have been causing formation of cracks through a prolonged period of time. Two numerical models are defined and most significant results are presented. These results confirm assumptions made in this paper as to the causes of this damage. Critical spots obtained by calculations correspond well to experimental results obtained on the site, i.e. on spots affected by cracking.